Hi,
I was trying to increase the hard disk space of a 1TB GB Windows Server 2012 to a 1.3TB. I shut down the vm then ssh'd into the ESXi server.
Then, when I powered up the vm I got and still am getting an Error
I have tried numerous things but it not works.
I have some really important work on my VM that I am trying to restore. I should have backed it up before doing anything but I did. Now it seems like I am paying the price.
Can anyone help me recover my VM? Is there a way to increase the size of the snapshot (DC-000001.vmdk) or reduce the size of the parent so they match and the vm starts up?
Please help.
Thank you
How did you increase the disk size?
Can the change be reversed?
Do you have a backup of the VM?
Why does the VM have a snapshot?
I can't promise you anything, but if you provide some information I will check what can be done.
The snapshot cannot be modified, because it contains metadata related to the virtual disk's original provisioned size. However, there may be a chance to "shrink" the parent disk.
To have a way back in case things don't work as expected, please consider to backup all the VM's files, by using e.g. WinSCP, and downloading them to a local disk.
André